Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She did have a job with the BBC and someone cared for the child in the day . |
| 32 | I mean for the price of that bed , I mean you could n't go far wrong though . |
| 33 | I mean for the Republicans the purpose is a united Ireland . |
| 34 | I lived for the cliches , I awaited them . |
| 35 | Of course , there was always Agnes , and I lived for the nights when I joined the Ralembergs for their simple meal . |
| 36 | To use another metaphor , if the world of education becomes a jungle of market forces , I fear for the survival of children with special needs . |
| 37 | If this does not happen , I fear for the future of this denomination which I love and to which I am loyal . |
| 38 | On landing I sought for the cottage occupied by the Duke of Hamilton 's piper , in which some friends had found most comfortable quarters the season before . |
| 39 | I qualified for the B final . |
| 40 | I put aside some of the money I got for the silver , because Daddy meant to divide his things between us both . ’ |
| 41 | I long for the protection of a written constitution like that of the US with its First Amendment , which elevates freedom of expression above freedom to hide from intellectual challenge , or even vulgar verbal abuse . |
| 42 | I long for the day when those in authority will be united in a common quest to win the lost without worrying about the style of Anglican worship ; when they will see that a prime means to evangelise our nation will be to plant churches and encourage it without worrying about parochial boundaries . |
| 43 | I shouted for the landlady . |
| 44 | I trembled for the state of the upholstery . |
| 45 | I repeat that if one adds to that the £40 million from the foundation , the £20 million a year for football and the £1 million that I found for the champion coaching scheme , it is clear that our commitment to sport is greater than anyone 's . |
| 46 | I doze for the rest of the day , like a cat . |
| 47 | I apologise for the error . |
| 48 | I apologise for the delay in response — we had to track down which university you were at ! |
| 49 | I apologise for the delay in replying , but I have only just got to the bottom of my ‘ in tray ’ after months of chasing deadlines ! |
| 50 | I apologise for the delay in replying to you . |
| 51 | I apologise for the delay in replying . |
| 52 | I apologise for the delay in replying to you . |
| 53 | I apologise for the delay in arriving . |
| 54 | I apologise for the length of this letter but I do believe that it is essential that you have a clear understanding of what it is we are to do . |
| 55 | I apologise for the length of the , of the grouping , but it has been agreed between all of those concerned that it would be better er for the Committee to have a single debate on the size and composition of police authorities , rather than er a seri a series of debates on closely-related issues . |
| 56 | I apologise for the fact that I heard only about 40 minutes of the Minister of Agriculture 's speech . |
| 57 | I have to get down all the colours or elements I want for the poem . |
| 58 | I must admit the Hockin style was inclined to be more racy than that I used for the Gazette . |
| 59 | The outcome , according to Levi-Strauss , is a generalized circularity analogous to that which I described for the relationship in our commercial system between an author and his book-buying reader . |
| 60 | As I head for the exit , Bob shouts back : ‘ How do you look in school uniform ? ’ and we both laugh . |